Spurs fans on Twitter have been slamming the performance of Steven Bergwijn in the 1-0 defeat against Royal Antwerp in the Europa League on Thursday evening.
The Dutch winger recovered from the slight knock that kept him out of Spurs’ win against Burnley on Monday night to start in Belgium on Thursday evening but he was substituted at half-time as Jose Mourinho made four changes at the break, following a disappointing first-half display from the Lilywhites (per BBC Sport).
Last Word on Spurs shared some stats from the Dutch international’s first-half display, with the winger having 36 touches and a pass accuracy of 85% during the game, whilst he disappointingly lost possession on eight occasions.
Has Bergwijn been disappointing this season?
Yes
No
WhoScored awarded the 23-year-old an underwhelming 6.15 rating for his performance in Belgium, which seems to be a continuation of the former PSV Eindhoven man’s poor season so far, with him having averaged a poor 6.3/10 rating across his performances in the Premier League thus far (per WhoScored).
So, how did these Spurs fans rate Bergwijn’s display against Royal Antwerp?
I can honestly say I haven’t seen him play a blinder as yet. Great debut but that seems like a long time ago now. He is a squad player for me. Does he have the desire to be just that? After watching tonight I would say no. Lamela, Moura and Gio offer much more for me.
— EssexDogs (@dogs_essex) October 29, 2020
Thought he looked pretty good when he arrived last season considering the way we was playing and he needed to adjust. But tbh he’s been awful so far this season, offered nothing.
— Junior (@Brad_Flange) October 29, 2020
Awful…have never seen him beat a man on the wing..needs to lose a few pounds…gives the ball away numerous times..I could go on…
— Rich T (@tudsie39) October 29, 2020
Useless. Frustrating like Lamela, doesn’t see the obvious pass sometimes
— KaneoftheLane (@thfcsupportr) October 29, 2020
Is it just me or does Bergwijn looks so unfit? Looks wrecked every time he runs for the ball
— Shay (@ShaySpurs) October 29, 2020
He was horrible lol wasted possession almost every time he had it
— Cameron Thompson (@CamThompson17) October 29, 2020
Embarrassing
— Tweetenham Hotspur (@TweetenhamH) October 29, 2020
My mums got more pace than he has
— Simon Price (@SimonPr62299496) October 29, 2020
Waste of a shirt
— Tom81 (@TomR555) October 29, 2020
Overall, it seems as if the majority of Spurs fans are in agreement that Bergwijn played poorly on Thursday evening, with several fans seemingly in agreement that the young winger needs to lose some weight and start showing the sort of pace supporters were promised when he signed in January.